I don't think I would object if school systems individually had uniform codes of conduct for acceptable online behavior that included online harassment. I would, of course, have very strict rules about enforcement. For example, in order for a student to face consequences, there has to be a complaint from another student(or teacher), a specific set of published rules that have been violated, and a chance given for the person to simply stop or retract.
Having the city, state, or national government regulate this sort of thing is way over the top.
My initial feeling was that it's the parents' job to do this, but I think I agree that schools need to pass rules when parents fail. It already happens with schools that send food home with students who have parents that don't feed them over the weekend, I suppose this could fall along the lines of that logic.
When parents make mistakes, all of society pays. Since so many parents make so many mistakes, it's a viable and correct solution for schools to step in and do what parents should have done.
"nowadays the geeky kids are the ones who have the power"???
are you kidding me? Parents who let their children run wild are letting their kids run wild. That's it. Knowing what your kids do is part of PARENTING.
Parents have the initial and potentially the strongest influence on the behavior of their children. Everything their children do from before they are 1 week old until long after they have their children is heavily influenced by what their parents chose to do and chose to NOT do.(and how they do it.)
It's pathetic how people look for other excuses to cover their own mistakes. No one ever said parenting was easy, but society grants so many rights to parents that it'd be nice if they actually had a responsibility or two along the way.
Contrary to what lawmakers seem to believe, there's more to parenting than not murdering your children and not explicitly commanding them to commit crimes. There are plenty of other ways that they can (and do)screw up.
If your kid kills himself/herself because of online harassment, one of the first reactions should be to investigate the parents of the deceased to see if they need to have their surviving children removed from them.
Of course, some parents could be asked to do the unthinkable act of actually PARENTING!! Really, if a child commits suicide, you shouldn't ban the video game he was playing or the burger he was eating, or whatever. Your first step should probably be to investigate the parents to see if they need to have their other children taken away from them.
Protecting children from online harassment? It's already been tried.
In fact, I know of a version with extra "features"
It not only protects children, but adults too. Don't adults deserve some protection too?
It even protects the government from online harassment!
It's been a few years since I've been to China, but I know the country would be different without it.
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I don't think I would object if school systems individually had uniform codes of conduct for acceptable online behavior that included online harassment. I would, of course, have very strict rules about enforcement. For example, in order for a student to face consequences, there has to be a complaint from another student(or teacher), a specific set of published rules that have been violated, and a chance given for the person to simply stop or retract. Having the city, state, or national government regulate this sort of thing is way over the top. My initial feeling was that it's the parents' job to do this, but I think I agree that schools need to pass rules when parents fail. It already happens with schools that send food home with students who have parents that don't feed them over the weekend, I suppose this could fall along the lines of that logic. When parents make mistakes, all of society pays. Since so many parents make so many mistakes, it's a viable and correct solution for schools to step in and do what parents should have done.
"nowadays the geeky kids are the ones who have the power"??? are you kidding me? Parents who let their children run wild are letting their kids run wild. That's it. Knowing what your kids do is part of PARENTING. Parents have the initial and potentially the strongest influence on the behavior of their children. Everything their children do from before they are 1 week old until long after they have their children is heavily influenced by what their parents chose to do and chose to NOT do.(and how they do it.) It's pathetic how people look for other excuses to cover their own mistakes. No one ever said parenting was easy, but society grants so many rights to parents that it'd be nice if they actually had a responsibility or two along the way. Contrary to what lawmakers seem to believe, there's more to parenting than not murdering your children and not explicitly commanding them to commit crimes. There are plenty of other ways that they can (and do)screw up. If your kid kills himself/herself because of online harassment, one of the first reactions should be to investigate the parents of the deceased to see if they need to have their surviving children removed from them.
Of course, some parents could be asked to do the unthinkable act of actually PARENTING!! Really, if a child commits suicide, you shouldn't ban the video game he was playing or the burger he was eating, or whatever. Your first step should probably be to investigate the parents to see if they need to have their other children taken away from them.
Protecting children from online harassment? It's already been tried. In fact, I know of a version with extra "features" It not only protects children, but adults too. Don't adults deserve some protection too? It even protects the government from online harassment! It's been a few years since I've been to China, but I know the country would be different without it.